Definition for Illustration:

• Explanation of what is obscure or but imperfectly understood, particularly by a picture or diagram.

Synonyms for Illustration:

• n.

  •
  • appendix,
  • sample,
  • back,
  • afterword,
  • body,
  • addendum,
  • binding,
  • artwork,
  • acknowledgments,
  • blurb,
  • book.
  •
  • engraving,
  • etching,
  • vignette,
  • suggestion,
  • figure,
  • mark,
  • pointer,
  • design,
  • frontispiece,
  • sign.
  •
  • ceramics,
  • art,
  • batik,
  • decipherment,
  • coloring,
  • clarification,
  • exegesis,
  • collage,
  • construction,
  • explanation,
  • explain,
  • exposition,
  • interpretation,
  • elucidation,
  • explication,
  • illumination,
  • enucleation.
  •
  • substitute.
  •annotation (noun)
  • gloss.
  •case (noun)
  • exemplification.
  •demonstration (noun)
  • show,
  • presentation,
  • display,
  • expose.
  •demonstration, exemplification (noun)
  • analogy,
  • interpretation,
  • sample,
  • explanation,
  • specimen,
  • example,
  • model,
  • case in point,
  • sampling,
  • case history,
  • for instance,
  • representative,
  • instance,
  • elucidation,
  • clarification,
  • case.
  •drawing (noun)
  • blueprint,
  • scene,
  • study,
  • pastel,
  • Water color,
  • painting,
  • sketch,
  • doodle,
  • tracing,
  • diagram,
  • plan,
  • still life,
  • portrait,
  • masterpiece,
  • landscape,
  • charcoal.
  •drawing, artwork that assists explanation (noun)
  • depiction,
  • line drawing,
  • design,
  • cartoon,
  • engraving,
  • photo,
  • adornment,
  • plate,
  • picture,
  • figure,
  • tailpiece,
  • decoration,
  • etching,
  • snapshot,
  • frontispiece,
  • painting,
  • photograph,
  • sketch,
  • image,
  • halftone,
  • vignette.
  •engraving (noun)
  • woodcut,
  • rotogravure,
  • lithograph,
  • photogravure.
  •evidence (noun)
  • connotation,
  • substantiation,
  • corroboration,
  • fact,
  • certification,
  • documentation,
  • declaration,
  • counter-evidence,
  • determination,
  • data,
  • testimony,
  • exemplification,
  • attestation,
  • validation,
  • statement,
  • specimen,
  • confirmation,
  • evidence,
  • indication,
  • exhibit,
  • support,
  • manifestation,
  • quotation,
  • observation,
  • proof,
  • authentication,
  • deposition,
  • demonstration,
  • establishment,
  • information.
  •illustration (noun)
  • representative,
  • instance,
  • example,
  • exemplification.
  •model (noun)
  • figurine.
  •plan (noun)
  • map.
  •representation (noun)
  • carving,
  • analogy,
  • miniature,
  • idol,
  • duplication,
  • outline,
  • cartoon,
  • impression,
  • depiction,
  • statue,
  • representation,
  • approximation,
  • effigy,
  • cast,
  • metaphor,
  • portrayal,
  • model,
  • silhouette,
  • pastiche,
  • image,
  • snapshot,
  • picture,
  • likeness,
  • replica,
  • drawing,
  • imitation,
  • rendering,
  • figurine,
  • photograph,
  • bust,
  • copy,
  • facsimile.
  •table (noun)
  • tabulation,
  • table.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • enucleation,
  • decipherment,
  • trophy,
  • suggestion,
  • scent.
  •
  • clarification,
  • pointer,
  • elucidation,
  • trail,
  • explication,
  • art,
  • engraving,
  • comparison,
  • sample,
  • explanation,
  • indicator.
  •
  • exegesis,
  • construction,
  • illumination,
  • view,
  • plate,
  • interpretation,
  • sign,
  • figure.
  •
  • exposition.
  •
  • mark.
  •comment
  • remark.
  •illustration
  • frontispiece.
  •scene
  • tableau.
  •Other relevant words:
  • citation,
  • lesson,
  • panorama,
  • allegory,
  • decoration,
  • comment,
  • sampling,
  • note,
  • line drawing,
  • paragon,
  • precedent,
  • alphabet,
  • definition,
  • interpreter,
  • binding,
  • musical notation,
  • belles-lettres,
  • photo,
  • explanation,
  • rendition,
  • radiography,
  • icon,
  • demonstration,
  • comparison,
  • ideogram,
  • occurrence,
  • mural,
  • graphic,
  • light,
  • exponent,
  • acknowledgments,
  • map,
  • remark,
  • photography,
  • apology,
  • gouache,
  • epitome,
  • illumination,
  • artwork,
  • problem,
  • explain,
  • disclosure,
  • wash drawing,
  • sample,
  • exception,
  • fresco,
  • hieroglyphic,
  • symbol,
  • fine arts,
  • monochrome,
  • interpretation,
  • etching,
  • nibble,
  • account,
  • dance notation,
  • collage,
  • elucidation,
  • simile,
  • book,
  • exemplar,
  • indicator,
  • adornment,
  • cinematography,
  • fig,
  • batik,
  • referent,
  • standard,
  • tableau,
  • taste,
  • printing,
  • abstract,
  • vignette,
  • inference,
  • trail,
  • imaging,
  • trophy,
  • halftone,
  • line engraving,
  • cracking,
  • criticism,
  • portraiture,
  • oil painting,
  • scent,
  • figuration,
  • sign,
  • exegesis,
  • chart,
  • view,
  • tapestry,
  • case in point,
  • expounding,
  • verification,
  • type,
  • imagery,
  • decoding,
  • stained glass window,
  • body,
  • logogram,
  • voice,
  • particular,
  • for instance,
  • plate,
  • substitute,
  • solution,
  • fiction,
  • coloring,
  • Euhemerism,
  • emendation,
  • Eclaircissement,
  • working out,
  • cut,
  • rationale,
  • mural painting,
  • photogravure,
  • spokesperson,
  • linocut,
  • figure,
  • grisaille,
  • case,
  • prototype,
  • item,
  • back,
  • genre painting,
  • logograph,
  • sorting out,
  • colouring,
  • simplification,
  • Scholium,
  • description,
  • impasto,
  • mosaic,
  • choreography,
  • Dilucidation,
  • triptych,
  • schema,
  • tailpiece,
  • frontispiece,
  • pictogram,
  • woodcut,
  • appendix,
  • sculpture,
  • limning,
  • analysis,
  • fable,
  • analogue,
  • decipherment,
  • obiter dictum,
  • case history,
  • event,
  • fresco painting,
  • addendum,
  • exposition,
  • visual,
  • suggestion,
  • cross-section,
  • deterrent example,
  • encaustic painting,
  • explication,
  • Sciagraphy,
  • Representment,
  • commentary,
  • congresswoman,
  • pic,
  • letter,
  • print,
  • autoradiography,
  • parable,
  • wall painting,
  • resolution,
  • projection,
  • score,
  • examine,
  • delineation,
  • exhibition,
  • reproduction,
  • table,
  • pointer,
  • norm,
  • designing,
  • construction,
  • Prefigurement,
  • annotation,
  • clarification,
  • pattern,
  • writing,
  • charactering,
  • editing,
  • characterization,
  • Allegorization,
  • tablature,
  • syllabary,
  • script,
  • congressman,
  • blurb,
  • positive,
  • translation,
  • montage,
  • Half-tone,
  • line cut,
  • stencil,
  • daub,
  • enucleation,
  • Paraphrasing,
  • mark,
  • instance,
  • representative,
  • presentment,
  • gloss,
  • art,
  • reason,
  • bite,
  • abstraction,
  • good example,
  • altarpiece,
  • emblem,
  • object lesson,
  • unlocking,
  • reference,
  • enlightenment,
  • deduction,
  • wash,
  • example,
  • tabulation,
  • sampler,
  • Iconography,
  • diptych,
  • afterword,
  • drama,
  • notation,
  • demythologization,
  • graph,
  • relevant instance,
  • hermeneutics,
  • swatch,
  • exercise,
  • typical example,
  • unravelling,
  • lithograph,
  • realization,
  • cyclorama,
  • typification,
  • design,
  • ceramics,
  • rotogravure,
  • engraving.

Antonyms for Illustration:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    fact, chronicle, record, narrative, history.

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    text.